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Senior Application DBA- Assistant Vice President

Job Req Id:

261004545

Location(s):

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Job Type:

Hybrid

Posted:

Oct. 30, 2026

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Job Overview

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Senior Application DBA member AVP for OTC suite of applications, responsible for design , development and performance tuning of large scale data solutions.

Partner with CTI DBA / Windows SA domain experts to ensure DB patching and other DB maintenance activities.

Define needs around maintainability, performance, security, quality and usability for data platform including data platform backup, archival and DBA routine work

Tune existing applications on SQL Server and Oracle platforms for optimal performance.

Define and publish database standards to adopt by others to operate.

Produces detailed analysis of issues where the best course of action is not evident from the information available, but actions must be recommended/ taken.


Skills Required.

Oracle 19c , SQL Server 2016 and above, Unix, GitHub and Autosys

Highly motivated, Needs minimal hand holding, Ability to multitask and work under pressure

Strong Analytical and Problem solving skills; ability to analyze data for trends and quality checking

Must have basic Python/Unix scripting and ETL Knowledge.


Nice to Have.

Knowledge on BigData technologies like Hadoop, Spark, Snowflake, AWS S3 etc.


Knowledge/Experience:

10+ yrs. of overall IT experience

Strong exposure into routine basic DBA tasks and house keeping activities.

Expertise in database monitoring and server level performance tuning.

Strong knowledge of database fundamentals and advanced concepts, ability to write efficient SQL and tune existing queries.

Data Modeling experience (OLAP, OLTP, Logical/Physical Modeling, Normalization, knowledge on performance tuning)

Strong experience in automating routine DBA tasks via Unix/Python scripting.

Experience with AI tools like Co-Pilot, Devin or Stylus.

Data Migration, Data integration experience

Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of software engineering

Knowledge of agile (scrum , kanban) development methodology is a plus

System level understanding - Data structures, algorithms, distributed storage & compute

Can-do attitude on solving complex business problems, good interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Experience with a ETL tool is a plus

Experience with a job scheduling tool (e.g. Autosys)

Experience in Finance Industry is must.

Experience with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle


Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent



This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.


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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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